Liverpool No2 Steve Clarke sees Martin Kelly's long-term position at centre-half.

Kelly has featured mainly at fullback for Liverpool since his first team breakthrough last season.

"When you look at the size and shape of Martin, he's built like a central defender," Clarke told liverpoolfc.tv. "He's been fantastic at right-back and we've got no plans to move him from there at the moment but if he continues to develop and he gets an opportunity at centre-half then I'm sure he's got the attributes to make it a good position for him.

"He's done great to break into the Liverpool first team and really well to establish himself as an England U21. If he's going to become a senior player (for England) in the future he's going to have to continue to develop and work hard at his game."